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TOB NEW ENERGY (XIAMEN TOB NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd.) is a battery research and production solutions provider founded in 2012 in Xiamen, China, by Dr. Dany Huang — our founder and Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Huang has worked in lithium-ion battery engineering for over 24 years (since 2002), progressing from pouch cell materials development through cylindrical and large prismatic cell production, and is a named inventor on 55 Chinese patents as of September 2026, spanning battery manufacturing equipment, dry electrode production, cathode material systems and process environmental control.

Today the company is backed by a technical team of more than 300 engineers and workers and serves over 8,000 clients — universities, research institutes, startups and battery manufacturers — across five continents. Our clients along the way have included Apple, Samsung and SKC (battery pack equipment and materials, 2016), Solid Power (USA), Cellforce, Lyten (USA), Venkor and SES (2023), and ONE (USA), Fraunhofer IWS (Germany), IM3NY, FREYR and MORROW (2024). The company is certified to ISO 9001, IATF 16949, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.

It means we support the entire battery value chain in one place: research and development, pilot-scale trials and mass production. Instead of buying machines, materials and services from separate suppliers, you can work with one partner that supplies the equipment, the matching materials, the process know-how, and even complete pilot or turnkey production lines — from laboratory coin cells to cylindrical, pouch and prismatic cell lines, supercapacitor lines and beyond.

Our catalog covers both battery equipment and battery materials, including:

• Battery R&D and cell-making equipment: coin cell equipment, electrode preparation (mixing, coating, rolling, slitting), dry electrode film solutions, cylindrical, pouch and prismatic cell assembly machines, drying ovens, glove boxes, lab furnaces, ball mills and laboratory devices.
• Advanced and emerging battery solutions: solid-state battery equipment, sodium-ion battery solutions, supercapacitor equipment and materials, fuel cell solutions, thin-film solar cell and perovskite solar cell equipment.
• Testing and production systems: battery testers, battery pack assembly equipment (18650 and prismatic), and complete battery production lines from R&D scale to GWh-class manufacturing.
• Materials and components: battery materials (cathode, anode, electrolyte, separator, current collectors and more), supercapacitor materials, and batteries for sale.

With more than 1,400 product pages in our catalog, if you cannot find exactly what you need, contact us — our R&D team also designs customized solutions to fit your process.

Yes. We have designed more than 200 battery and supercapacitor lines and delivered complete R&D laboratories, pilot lines and turnkey production lines worldwide — including 18650 cylindrical and pouch cell projects in Asia and supercapacitor production lines delivered in Europe. Our self-built R&D and testing center covers more than 3,000 m² with six types of battery laboratories and three pilot lines, so every line we sell can be validated at our own facility before it ships.

Yes — this is one of our key advantages. We supply a full set of battery materials alongside our equipment, so you can order cell components and consumables (electrodes, foils, separators, electrolytes, cases and more) together with the machine that processes them. Tell our sales team your research or production goal, and we will help you match the right equipment with the right materials and specifications.

A coin cell laboratory line follows the electrode-to-cell workflow. You can start with the core steps and add optional ones later, and we supply the materials together with the machines:

• Materials and cell components — battery materials (Battery Materials), lithium metal (Lithium Metal), coin cell parts such as cases, spacers, springs and gaskets (Coin Cell Parts).
• Slurry preparation — lab mixers (Lab Mixer, Battery Slurry Mixer) and optionally a slurry tester (Battery Slurry Tester).
• Coating and drying — lab coater (Lab Coater), materials and vacuum drying ovens (Battery Materials Drying Oven, Battery Vacuum Drying Oven).
• Rolling, slitting and punching — rolling press (Lab Roller Press, Electrode Rolling Press) and disc cutter (Coin Cell Disc Cutter).
• Cell assembly and sealing — electrolyte filler (Coin Cell Electrolyte Filler), crimping machine (Coin Cell Crimping Machine), optional split cell kit (Split Cell Research Part).
• Testing and environment — battery testers (Battery Tester), and a glove box for moisture-sensitive materials (Glove Box).

Yes. We supply equipment and materials from one order so the components, slurry recipes and machines are matched to your cell chemistry. Tell our team your target chemistry and specification (for example, cathode/anode system, coin cell type and expected capacity), and we will propose a complete package list with the right materials, machines and optional environment equipment. Inquiries are answered within 6 hours.

Yes. You can order cell components and consumables from the same source that supplies the machines — one purchase order, one technical contact, matched specifications:

• Cell-making inputs — active materials, binders and additives (Battery Materials), current collectors (Battery Current Collectors), lithium metal (Lithium Metal), coin cell parts (Coin Cell Parts).
• Electrolyte and separator system — electrolytes (Battery Electrolyte), separators and tapes (Battery Separator and Tape), aluminum laminated film (Aluminum Laminated Film).
• Advanced chemistries — sodium-ion, solid-state, fuel cell and supercapacitor materials (full list under Battery Materials).

Tell us your cell chemistry and process, and our team will recommend which materials and machines to order together.

Our sales team will confirm the available specification (such as purity, particle size, density or capacity) for the material you need before ordering, and can advise on packaging and storage. Sample and small-quantity orders for R&D are welcome: sample orders are typically prepared within 1–3 days and mass production orders within 10–20 days depending on quantity. Minimum order quantities and payment terms are confirmed on the proforma invoice for each order.

Scaling up does not mean starting over. We support the whole path from laboratory to pilot to gigafactory on one roadmap:

• We validate before we ship. We have designed more than 200 battery and supercapacitor lines, and our R&D and testing center (over 3,000 m²) contains six types of battery laboratories and three pilot lines.
• A clear five-step process. Requirement confirmation → solutions R&D → machine manufacturing → performance testing → pre-delivery inspection. You approve the machine at the testing stage before packing.
• Format and capacity are your choice. Step up to pouch (Pouch Cell Assembly Equipment), cylindrical (Cylindrical Cell Assembly Machine), prismatic (Prismatic Cell Assembly Machine) or complete lines (Battery Production Line), including sodium-ion (Sodium-ion Battery Solution), solid-state (Solid-state Battery Equipment), dry-process electrode (Dry Electrode Film Solution) and supercapacitor (Supercapacitor Equipment).

Send us your current process, target format and capacity — we will reply with a proposal within 6 hours.

Yes. Since 2012 we have grown from battery laboratory equipment into a one-stop provider for R&D, pilot and production systems, and have designed more than 200 battery and supercapacitor lines delivered worldwide. Our delivery record includes supercapacitor and pouch cell production lines in Europe and 18650 cylindrical and pilot lines in Asian and other markets. For references in your region and cell format, contact our team — we will share relevant project experience on request.

All mainstream and next-generation chemistries — our scope is not limited to conventional lithium-ion. We supply equipment, materials and complete lines for lithium-ion, sodium-ion, solid-state, high-rate and drone batteries, plus supercapacitors, fuel cells and thin-film solar cells, from R&D scale to mass production:

• Lithium-ion — NCM, LFP, LCO and other mainstream cathode systems, in cylindrical, pouch, prismatic and coin cell formats;
• Sodium-ion — layered oxide, Prussian blue and polyanionic cathodes with hard-carbon anodes (Sodium-ion Battery Solution);
• Solid-state — sulfide, oxide and polymer electrolyte routes, including dry-electrode process equipment (Solid-state Battery Equipment, Dry Electrode Film Solution);
• High-rate and drone batteries — thin-coated, multi-tab electrodes with high-current formation and testing;
• Supercapacitors and other storage (Supercapacitor Equipment).

Because the core electrode-to-cell workflow is shared across chemistries, most machines are adaptable. Tell us your target chemistry and format — our team will configure the right equipment and materials package, and reply within 6 hours.

The manufacturing processes are largely the same — mixing, coating, rolling, slitting, cell assembly, electrolyte filling and formation are common to both chemistries, so most lithium-ion machines can be used for sodium-ion cells, or converted with parameter and module changes. The practical differences come from the materials:

• Electrode design — sodium-ion electrodes are often thicker with a lower compaction density, so coating thickness and rolling pressure are adjusted to the hard-carbon anode and the cathode system;
• Current collectors — sodium-ion cells can use aluminum foil on the anode side (no copper foil needed), which mainly changes the materials you order rather than the machine itself;
• Environment control — moisture sensitivity depends on the exact material system, so drying ovens, dry rooms or glove boxes are specified per formulation (Battery Materials Drying Oven, Glove Box);
• Formation and testing — voltage windows and capacities differ, so formation programs and battery tester channels are configured for the sodium-ion electrochemistry (Battery Tester).

In short, you rarely need a dedicated sodium-ion machine family — you need the right parameter set, tooling and environment. Share your cell chemistry and specification with our engineers, and we will confirm which of your existing machines can be reused and what needs to change.

Yes, in most cases. Because both chemistries share the same process steps, a line can be designed for flexible changeover. The key points are:

• Parameter recipes — coating weight, rolling pressure, slitting width, drying profile and formation curves are stored per chemistry and reloaded at changeover;
• Changeover cleaning — slurry lines, coating heads and tanks are cleaned between chemistries to avoid cross-contamination;
• Module and tooling swaps — dies, rollers and slitting tooling may be exchanged where electrode thickness differs significantly;
• Environment — if both chemistries run in the same area, the dry-room dew point is set to the stricter requirement of the two.

If sodium-ion production is on your roadmap, tell us at the design stage — we will build the line with changeover in mind instead of retrofitting it later. Contact our team for a proposal and you will get a reply within 6 hours.

Solid-state covers several electrolyte routes, and each one changes the equipment list more than lithium versus sodium does:

• Sulfide-based electrolytes — highly moisture-sensitive, so handling, mixing and cell assembly typically need inert or very low dew-point environments with closed transfer (glove boxes and sealed process zones) (Glove Box);
• Oxide and polymer routes — more stable in air, but often need high-pressure densification or sintering steps for the electrolyte layer or the electrode stack;
• Dry-electrode processing — solvent-free electrode and electrolyte film production is a core route for solid-state scale-up and uses different equipment than wet coating (Dry Electrode Film Solution);
• Stacking and stack pressure — solid-state cells are usually stacked, requiring high alignment precision and pressure-controlled formation;
• Electrolyte filling — liquid filling may be reduced or replaced by in-situ polymerization or no liquid at all, which changes the filling and curing modules.

Every solid-state project is highly customized. Start with your electrolyte route and process steps — our engineers will map each step to equipment and flag what must be purpose-built (Solid-state Battery Equipment).

Yes. High-rate cells — used in drones, power tools, eVTOL and fast-charging EVs — are made on the same core equipment with tighter process control. The differences that matter are:

• Thin, uniform coatings — lower areal loading with precise coating weight control to keep internal resistance low (Lab Coater and production coaters);
• Burr-free slitting and cutting — clean electrode edges to avoid micro-shorts at high current;
• Multi-tab and tab welding — more tabs or tabless designs distribute current and require precise welding on the assembly machine (Pouch Cell Assembly Equipment, Cylindrical Cell Assembly Machine);
• High-current formation and testing — formation and aging channels are rated for the cell C-rate with proper thermal management (Battery Tester);
• Consistency — tight winding and stacking alignment, plus cell matching for pack performance.

Send us your target cell format, C-rate and cycle requirement — we will confirm the configuration within 6 hours.

Drone batteries combine high energy density with high discharge rate in a lightweight, highly consistent package — usually small pouch or cylindrical cells. Planning points:

• Materials and environment — high-energy chemistries (high-nickel cathodes or silicon-containing anodes) demand strict moisture control, from drying ovens to dry-room or glove-box handling (Battery Vacuum Drying Oven, Glove Box);
• Electrode quality — thin coatings, precise rolling and burr-free slitting keep resistance low and avoid defects under high-rate pulses;
• Lightweight assembly — compact pouch assembly with consistent tab welding and minimal dead weight (Pouch Cell Assembly Equipment);
• Formation and matching — high-current formation followed by capacity, voltage and internal-resistance screening so the cells in a pack are closely matched (Battery Tester);
• Pack integration — from cell to lightweight pack assembly within the drone power and weight budget.

If you are developing or producing drone cells, tell us the cell format and discharge profile — we will propose a matched equipment and materials package (Battery Materials).

Yes — supporting emerging chemistries from laboratory to pilot and mass production is a core part of our business. We have designed more than 200 battery and supercapacitor lines, and our own R&D and testing center covers more than 3,000 m² with six types of battery laboratories and three pilot lines, so a new process can be validated at our facility before it is quoted as a line. Our clients have included next-generation battery developers such as Solid Power, SES, FREYR and MORROW, and our engineers work across lithium-ion, sodium-ion, solid-state and dry-electrode processes. Start with your material system and target cell — we will advise on the equipment, environment and materials package for each development stage, from single cells to pilot lines (Battery Production Line).

Send us an inquiry by email or through our website, specifying the product model (or your requirement) and the quantity you need. Prices are negotiable and can be adjusted according to your order quantity and packaging requirements. All inquiries are replied to within 6 hours.

Yes. Sample orders are welcome — this is how most of our university and research clients start. Sample orders are typically prepared within 1–3 days, and mass production orders within 10–20 days depending on quantity. If you only need one machine or a small amount of material for testing, just let us know; our sales team will confirm availability, specification and lead time for your specific request.

To prepare your proforma invoice (PI) quickly and accurately, please include:

• Product information — model, quantity and specification (size, material, technology, packaging requirements, etc.);
• Required delivery time;
• Shipping information — company name, street address, phone number and destination sea port or airport;
• Your forwarder’s contact details, if you already use a forwarder in China.

You can send us your purchase order by email, or contact our sales team directly. Based on your request we will issue a proforma invoice listing the product, price, quantity, delivery time and agreed payment terms. After you confirm the PI and the payment is verified, we start production or dispatch. Before shipment, your order goes through our performance testing and pre-delivery inspection process, and we will confirm delivery approval with you before packing and shipping.

Payment terms are confirmed on the proforma invoice for each order and may depend on the order value, destination and our cooperation history. Our sales team will explain the options when preparing your PI. As standard practice, production and shipping begin only after payment is verified.

Please read this important notice before ordering:

• Customers should first make sure their country allows the import of the product they are purchasing.
• If you are unsure whether your country allows these kinds of products, we recommend you contact your local customs authority for confirmation.
• We are not responsible for losses caused by customs confiscation or import refusal.

We are happy to provide the export documents normally required for customs clearance (commercial invoice, packing list, and certificates as applicable), and our team can advise on standard export packaging and shipping documentation for your destination.

Our quality system follows four inspection stages on every order:

• Incoming quality control (IQC) — all raw materials are inspected before production begins;
• In-process quality control (IPQC) — patrol inspection is carried out at every process step during production;
• Finished-product inspection — every unit is fully inspected by QC before packing;
• Outgoing quality control (OQC) — full inspection is performed again before shipment.

In addition, each piece of equipment must pass performance testing (dimensions, performance indicators and safety tests) after assembly before it can be stocked or shipped.

We are certified to ISO 9001 (quality management), IATF 16949 (automotive quality management), ISO 14001 (environmental management) and ISO 45001 (occupational health and safety), and our products carry CE marking where applicable. Certificates can be provided on request.

Yes. Before dispatch, every order goes through our battery equipment performance testing and pre-delivery inspection process:

• Live factory acceptance testing — the machine is run and checked against the agreed specifications. We collect your opinions and suggestions during the test so that we can propose improvements for subsequent cooperation;
• Delivery approval — shipment proceeds only after both sides confirm the machine is ready;
• Careful packing and dispatch.

Sample orders: 1–3 days. Mass production orders: 10–20 days, depending on the quantity and specification. For standard in-stock items, shipment is arranged within 2 working days after we receive a verified payment.

All orders use standard export packaging: internal anti-collision protection plus an external export wooden case. Custom packaging is available on request. Every item is tested before shipping to make sure it leaves our factory in good condition, so it arrives protected against unexpected damage during transit.

We ship worldwide. Depending on the size, weight and destination of your order, we use express courier, air freight or sea freight and will recommend the most suitable option in your PI. Packaging and dispatch normally takes about 3 days, and we send you the tracking number as soon as your products are handed to the carrier.

Please contact us within 30 days from the dispatch date if you have not received your item. If we do not hear from you within this period, the item is considered received. Our support team responds to delivery issues within 12 hours and will investigate with the carrier immediately.

Our systems are designed for easy installation. When you receive the machine, you generally only need to connect it to the electrical power supply and it is ready to work — the English software is pre-installed, and a complete English user manual is delivered together with the machine. You simply learn the software usage with the support of our team. Remote assistance is available through TeamViewer, and engineer dispatch service can be arranged when needed.

Our factory provides online technical support in English. You can reach us by Skype, WeChat, WhatsApp or email, and we are available around the clock (24-hour full-time service). Fault reports are responded to within 12 hours. If remote assistance is needed, we support you through TeamViewer software.

Please do not try to fix the machine by yourself or ask an unqualified person to do so — opening or modifying the equipment may cause further damage and affect your warranty. Contact our support team instead. We will diagnose the problem with you remotely, and if on-site service is required, we can offer engineer delivery service.

Yes. Beyond equipment support, our technical team supports battery technology questions, helps you match materials to your process, and can advise on complete line solutions — from cell design and electrode preparation through to testing. This is part of our one-stop service model.

We are confident in the quality of our products and pack them carefully, so you will normally receive your order in good condition. If any quality issue arises, we will deal with it immediately. Equipment is warranted for 12 months: if parts are damaged due to non-human factors within one year, we will provide replacement parts free of charge.

We will still provide suggestions and advice on how to solve the problem — in most cases free of charge. A reasonable charge applies for replacement parts and on-site services when necessary.

Yes. Besides our Xiamen headquarters, we serve clients worldwide and work with overseas partners and agents who can assist with sales and local communication:

• Turkey — TEKNO TIP Analitik Sistemler Ltd. (Ankara)
• Russia — local sales contact in Moscow
• United States — local sales contact in Portland, OR
• South Korea — representatives in Daejeon and Seoul
• India — AXYS Technology (West Bengal)
• Australia — ScienceGears

Regional partners focus on sales and commercial support; for the fastest response on quotations, specifications or technical questions, contact our head-office team directly — inquiries are answered within 6 hours. Full contact details for each region are listed on our Contact page.

Use the Complaint Center on our website to submit your feedback — every submission is reviewed and followed up quickly. You can also write directly to our sales or technical support email. We treat every complaint as an opportunity to improve our products and service, and we will keep you informed of the resolution.

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Building 5, No. 1633 Jicheng Road, Tong’an District, Xiamen, Fujian, China (Tong’an Torch Industry Phase II). Prefer to see our factory first? Take the online VR factory tour, or contact us to arrange a live visit. We look forward to supporting your battery research and production — from one cell to a full gigafactory line.